CATALOG NO. B64 2014
Trees, A Meditation inspired by T'ai Chi

A multi-faceted book that examines four tenets of T’ai Chi – Rooted, Yielding, Balance, Flow of Chi – with pinhole photographs, Chinese symbols, ancient texts, and relief illustrations.

Book open with "Balance" on stand

Balance
Yin and yang - the principle of all living things, the parents of change, the root and beginning of life and death,
the source of divine clarity. Attributed to the Yellow Emperor (reigned ca. 2600 BC)

Specifications Edition of 6
Book - 8" x 9" (closed), four folded folios each open to 24" high mounted on vertical wooden spine
Illustrations - each folio includes relief-printed image from handmade plate and pinhole photograph (silver gelatin print)
Text - Park Avenue from polymer plate
Custom case - 11" x 11.5" x 1.5" linocut image
Accessories - 4-piece stand to display book with folios unfolded and a hanger bar to hold the book.
Thomas Parker Williams - concept, design, illustrations, printing, binding, case construction
Mary Agnes Williams - concept, design, pinhole photography, text selection, printing
www.maryagneswilliams.com

Box closed

Box open

Box components

Cover and title page

Back panels

Rooted, Yielding and Flow panels on stand

Rooted
To find the Way turn back to the roots. Return to the original One. Wuzi (ca. 440-381 BC)

Yielding
There is a proper time to decrease the hard and increase the soft. Increase, decrease, full, and empty;
all must proceed according to the proper time. I Ching (ancient Chinese text)

The Flow of Chi
The softest in the world overcomes the hardest in the world. Chi lingers in wisps -
use it without haste. Laozi (ca. 604-531 BC)